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Published Date: 04/01/2007

LEARNING MANAGEMENT SYSTEMS (LMS)

The good, the bad, the ugly ... and the truth

by Steve Wexler, Lance Dublin, Nancy Grey, Sheila Jagannathan, Tony Karrer, Margaret Martinez, Bob Mosher, Kevin Oakes, and Angela van Barneveld

Selecting and Implementing an LMS by the Numbers

The selection, implementation, and ongoing management of an LMS is likely to be one of the most costly investments a learning organization can make. That's why having comprehensive data and expert insight to help you make your decisions is so critical. This Guild 360° Report offers you more than 300 pages of expert data analysis on the single largest pool of data ever collected on LMS systems, interviews with key industry executives, commentary from industry leaders, and much more.

Comprehensive Survey Results

For this report, LMS market share ratings were based on data from more than 2,300 respondents and satisfaction ratings were based on data from more than 1,200 respondents. In addition, we surveyed over 930 e-Learning professionals who represented more than 840 different organizations to definitively show just what the state of the industry is when it comes to Learning Management Systems. Due to the size of the data pool this report reveals, for the first time, key industry findings such as:
  • The cost per learner to acquire, configure, and customize an LMS for large corporations ranges from $15.11 to $57.02
  • SkillSoft enjoys greatest overall satisfaction in large corporations with a large number of learners impacted (greater than 5,000 employees and learners)
  • 29.58% of survey respondents plan to upgrade their LMS and 10.69% plan to abandon their current LMS and move to a different vendor
  • Moodle (yes, Moodle) enjoys both the largest market share and satisfaction in smaller corporations with a smaller number of learners impacted (fewer than 5,000 employees and learners).
Essays
  • LMS Survival Guide: Evolve or Die
    Kevin Oakes, CEO of The Institute for Corporate Productivity (i4cp)

  • What an LMS Can't Do for an Organization
    Bob Mosher, Global Chief of Learning Strategy, LearningGuide Solutions, USA

  • Selecting, Installing, and Configuring an LMS
    Tony Karrer, CEO/CTO of TechEmpower

  • It's About the People: The Real Key to Success
    Lance Dublin, Founder of the Dublin Group

  • Moodle's Successful March into the LMS Market
    Margaret Martinez, CEO of The Training Place
    Sheila Jagannathan, e-Learning Specialist at the World Bank Institute
Interviews
  • Ed Cohen, CTO and Founder, Plateau Systems, Ltd.

  • Martin Dougiamas, Founder, Moodle

  • Don Fowler, CEO, SumTotal Systems, Inc.

  • Mark Frost, COO, Saba

  • Tim Hill, President, Professional Education Solutions, Blackboard, Inc.

  • Jim Riley, President & CEO, Learn.com, Inc.

  • Lee Ritze, Senior Vice President, SkillSoft, PLC

  • Frank Russell, CEO, GeoLearning, Inc.



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